A friendly and competitive chess club for all standards
Crowthorne Chess Club holds three regular annual tournaments: the Christmas Handicap, the Khyber Cup and, reintroduced in the 2022/23 season, the Club Championship.
The Club Championship in the inaugural season was held as a 10-player all-play-all competition, in future years the format may vary depending on the number of entries.
In the Christmas Handicap each game lasts 15 minutes in total but the time apportioned to each player is calculated based on the difference of their grades. Thus equally rated players get 7:30 minutes each, and if there is a difference of (for example) 30 ECF points the higher rated player gets 3 minutes and the lower rated player gets 12. The winner of the tournament is awarded the Harvey-Ironside Speed Handicap Shield for a year.
The Khyber Cup is a rapidplay tournament held on a summer’s day, and the winner is awarded the John Purkis shield(!) for a year.
We play in the various team competitions organised by the Berkshire Chess and the Surrey Border Chess associations, and in recent years we have had teams in the 4NCL.
Historically, Crowthorne entered the ECF’s National Club competition.
In the tables below, the year given is for when the season is completed. For example, for 2014 read 2013/2014 season.
Crowthorne Chess Club Championship
Season
Winner
1987
Paul Gillham & Richard Webb
1988
Richard Webb
2023
Harvey Duckers
2024
George Green
Harvey-Ironside Shield (Christmas Handicap)
Year
Winner
Runner Up
1988
J Purkis
C Callow
1989
R Webb
M Saunders
1990
R Webb
P Gillham
1991
S Freitag
J Boreham
1992
R Webb
G Ironside
1993
R Webb
P Gillham
1994
J Ramsdale
D Cummings
1995
N Coates
K Coates
1996
R Webb
P Ash
1997
R Webb
A Coates
1998
J Welton
P Larwood
1999
N Coates
R Pigeon
2000
G Ironside
J Welton
2001
C Fell
R Webb
2002
A Coates
S Dishman
2003
N Coates
D Stallan
2004
P Larwood
I Thompson
2005
S Gane
R Turner
2006
R Webb
J Welton
2007
J Welton
J Upham
2008
R Webb
A Strait
2009
R Webb
I Murray
2010
I Thompson
R Turner
2011
Alfred Wong
I Murray
2012
David Hemmings
Robert Starley
2013
Robert Starley
Louise Head
2014
David Herring
Anthony Zhang
2015
Colin Purdon
Louise Head
2016
James Love
Colin Purdon
2017
Ian Thompson
James New
2018
Richard Webb
Scott Leadbetter
2019
Bob Pigeon
Andy Pollock
2020
Arjit Das
Louise Head & Harvey Duckers
2021
Scott Leadbetter
Daniel Shek
2022
Ashton Grimmett
Shree Rao
2023
Dylan De Silva
David Purle
2024
Ethan Smyth
Ethan Ang
John Purkis Shield (Khyber Cup)
Year
Winner
1984
R Webb
1985
R Webb
1986
R Webb
1987
R Webb
1988
R Webb
1989
R Webb & R Pigeon
1990
R Webb
1991
R Webb & K Norman
1992
R Webb
1993
K Norman
1994
A Aslett
1995
R Abayasekara
1996
Event not held
1997
Event not held
1998
I Thompson
1999
K Norman
2000
P de Laubadere
2001
R Webb
2002
S Dishman
2003
R Webb
2004
K Norman
2005
P Tart
2006
R Webb
2007
K Coates
2008
R Webb
2009
R Webb & C Purdon
2010
R Webb & D Johnson
2011
R Webb
2012
K Coates
2013
A Marley
2014
R Webb
2015
C Purdon
2016
K Coates
2017
K Coates
2018
R Webb & C Purdon
2019
R Webb
2020
R Webb
2021
D Johnson
2022
D Johnson
2023
D Johnson, R Webb, H Duckers & K Coates
2024
P Cooksey
Berkshire Chess Association
Year
Event Won
Team
1976
Division 2
Crowthorne A
1981
Jubilee Plate
Crowthorne
1988
Jubilee Plate
Crowthorne
1989
Division 2
Crowthorne B
1990
Jubilee Plate
Crowthorne
1991
Jubilee Plate
Crowthorne
1992
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1993
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1993
Division 3
Crowthorne C
1993
Division 2 (jointly with 2 other teams)
Crowthorne B
1993
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1994
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1995
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1995
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1996
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1997
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1997
Division 1 (jointly with Camberley)
Crowthorne A
1998
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
1998
Division 3
Crowthorne C
1998
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1999
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
2000
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
2000
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2001
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
2001
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2002
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
2003
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
2004
Division 1
Crowthorne B
2005
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne
2005
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2007
Division 3
Crowthorne C
2009
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne A
2010
Division 2
Crowthorne B
2012
Division 4
Crowthorne E
2012
Division 3
Crowthorne D
2013
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne A
2015
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne A
2018
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne A
2018
Division 4
Crowthorne C
2018
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2023
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2023
Premier Precision Trophy
Crowthorne A
2024
Division 3
Crowthorne C
The Jubilee Plate and Premier Precision Trophy competitions are knockout events. Since 2002 the Jubilee Plate has been called the Mick Tarrant Trophy.
Surrey Border Chess League
Year
Event Won
Team
1986
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
1989
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
1989
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1991
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
1992
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne
1992
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1993
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1994
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
1994
Division2
Crowthorne B
1996
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1997
Division 1
Crowthorne A
1998
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
1999
Division 5
Crowthorne E
2000
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
2000
Division 4
Crowthorne D
2000
Division 3
Crowthorne C
2000
Division 2
Crowthorne B
2000
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2001
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
2001
Division 1
Crowthorne B
2002
Bell Trophy
Crowthorne B
2002
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
2003
Bell Trophy
Crowthorne B
2003
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
2004
Bell Trophy
Crowthorne B
2004
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne A
2004
Division 4
Crowthorne D
2004
Division 1
Crowthorne A
2005
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne
2005
Division 5
Crowthorne E
2005
Division 4
Crowthorne D
2006
Division 5
Crowthorne D
2007
Bell Trophy
Crowthorne
2009
Division 2
Crowthorne B
2010
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne C
2011
Division 4
Crowthorne D
2012
Division 4
Crowthorne D
2013
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne B
2013
Division 2
Crowthorne B
2015
Bell Trophy
Crowthorne A
2017
Haslemere Trophy
Crowthorne B
2017
Division 6
Crowthorne E
2017
Division 3
Crowthorne C
2017
Division 2
Crowthorne B
2018
Division 6
Crowthorne D
2022
Division 2
Crowthorne B
2023
Joe French Cup
Bob Pigeon
2023
Rapidplay Division
Crowthorne A
2024
Division 4
Crowthorne B
2024
Rapidplay Division 1
Crowthorne A
2024
Rapidplay Division 2
Crowthorne B
The Haslemere Trophy and Bell Trophy are knockout competitions. The Joe French Cup is awarded for the best individual performance in the Surrey Border League.
Four Nations Chess League (4NCL)
Year
Event Won
Team
2019
Division 4 South
Crowthorne 1
2022
Division 4 South (2nd place and promotion)
Crowthorne 1
2024
Division 3 Knights (2nd place and promotion)
Crowthorne 1
National Club
Year
Event Won
Team
1995
Plate
Crowthorne
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